Sri Lanka vs Zambia: Population, total

Sri Lanka

21.76 million

in 2025

Zambia

21.91 million

in 2025

Sri Lanka rank

62nd

Zambia rank

61st

Population, total over time

Sri Lanka
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 21.91 million against 21.76 million in Sri Lanka, a difference of 157,900.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Globally, Sri Lanka ranks 62nd and Zambia ranks 61st of 215 countries.

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Population, total in Sri Lanka
Population, total in Zambia
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.